2025 Super Cup (India, October)

2025 Super Cup - October edition

Fatorda Stadium will host the final on 22 November
Tournament details
Country	India
Venue(s)	Fatorda Stadium, Fatorda GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim
Dates	25 October – 22 November [1] [2] [3]
Teams	16
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The 2025 Super Cup's October edition will be the sixth edition of the national knockout football tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It will feature all clubs from the top-tier Indian Super League and top clubs from the second tier I-League, serving as the main domestic cup competition for men's football in India. ^[1]

FC Goa are the defending champions, having defeated the Jamshedpur FC 3–0 in the previous edition final to win their second national cup title. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} The winners will qualify for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage. ^[3]

Format

Competition format consists of a Group stage and a knock-out stage. Group stage featured 16 teams across the top two divisions of Indian football. ^[1] All 13 from the ISL qualify directly for the group stage. Among the I-League teams confirming their participation (Inter Kashi, Real Kashmir FC, Churchill Brothers FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Dempo SC, and Namdhari FC), the top three per 2024–25 standings qualify for the group stage. ^[2]

The 16 qualified teams were drawn into four groups of four each, competing in a single round-robin format, with group winners making it through to the semi-finals. ^[8]

Teams

Bengaluru

Inter Kashi

Chennaiyin

Goa

Jamshedpur

Mumbai City

Hyderabad

Punjab

Northeast United

Kerala Blasters

Real Kashmir

Goa

Kolkata

Kolkata teams:
East Bengal
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan

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Locations of the Super Cup teams

Round of 16 entrants:

Team	League	App(last)
Bengaluru	Indian Super League	6th (2025 (April))
Chennaiyin		6th (2025 (April))
East Bengal		4th (2025 (April))
Goa		5th (2025 (April))
Hyderabad		3rd (2025 (April))
Jamshedpur		5th (2025 (April))
Kerala Blasters		5th (2025 (April))
Mohun Bagan		4th (2025 (April))
Mohammedan		2nd (2025 (April))
Mumbai City		5th (2025 (April))
Northeast United		5th (2025 (April))
Punjab		3rd (2025 (April)) [9]
Inter Kashi		2nd (2025 (April))
Real Kashmir	I-League	(2024)

Schedule

Round	Match dates
Group stage	25 October–6 November 2025
Semi-finals	November 2025
Final	22 November 2026

Venues

The matches were held in two different venues in Goa. ^[3]

Fatorda Stadium

GMC Athletic Stadium

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Locations of the stadiums in Goa

Fatorda	Bambolim
Fatorda Stadium	GMC Athletic Stadium
Capacity: 19,000	Capacity: ~3000

Group stage

Main article: 2025 Indian Super Cup (October) group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		A1	A2	A3	A4
1	A1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—	25 Oct	29 Oct	31 Oct
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	28 Oct	31 Oct
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	25 Oct
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		B1	B2	B3	B4
1	B1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—	26 Oct	01 Nov	28 Oct
2	B2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	29 Oct	01 Nov
3	B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	26 Oct
4	B4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		C1	C2	C3	C4
1	C1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—	30 Oct	05 Nov	02 Nov
2	C2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	01 Nov	05 Nov
3	C3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	27 Oct
4	C4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		D1	D2	D3	D4
1	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—	06 Nov	27 Oct	03 Nov
2	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	03 Nov	30 Oct
3	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	06 Nov
4	D4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	—

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final
	A1
	B1
						SFW1
						SFW2
	C1
	D1

Semi-finals

November 2025 (2025-11)

IST

SF1

A1	v	C1

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November 2025 (2025-11)

IST

SF2

B1	v	D1

Final

Main article: 2025 Indian Super Cup final (October)

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22)

19:30 IST

Final

SFW1	v	SFW2

Fatorda Stadium , Fatorda

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals [10]

Awards

Award	Winner	Club	Prize
Best Goalkeeper			₹ 2,50,000
Best Defender			₹ 2,50,000
Best Midfielder			₹ 2,50,000
Highest Goalscorer			₹ 2,50,000
Player of the Tournament			₹ 2,50,000
Runners-up			₹ 15,00,000
Champions			₹ 25,00,000
Source: AIFF

Broadcasting

The entire 2025 Super Cup October edition was streamed live on JioHotstar and Star Sports 3. ^{[11] [1]}

See also

• Men
  • 2025–26 Indian Super League (Tier I)
  • 2025–26 I-League (Tier II)
  • 2025–26 I-League 2 (Tier III)
  • 2025–26 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
  • 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
  • 2025 Durand Cup
  • 2025 Reliance Foundation Development League
• 2025–26 in Indian football
• Women
  • 2025–26 Indian Women's League
  • 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2

References

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7. "Kalinga Super Cup Final: FCG 3-0 JFC; Gaurs Cruise To Title, Seal Asian Spot". Outlook India. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
8. "Group stage draw for Kalinga Super Cup 2023-24 conducted". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
9. Previously played in 2023 as Roundglass Punjab
10. "Kalinga Super Cup". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
11. "Kalinga Super Cup 2025 Live Streaming & Telecast: When And How To Watch All Matches In India?". khelnow.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.